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How old do I have to be to place a wager?
No one under the age of 21 is allowed to place wagers.
What are your hours of operation?
24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Call center 7am Pacific time, until the last halftime of the last west coast game (Hawaii included).
What about Privacy and Security?
Player's privacy and security is of the utmost importance. Player's personal information is protected.
Can I get technical help?
If you are having any technical problems, questions or concerns, please give us a call. Our clerks and supervisors are trained to address each and every issue.
What is the minimum wager by internet or phone?
Minimum of $5 via internet, or $25 by phone.
What sports can I wager on?
Any sport that we offer. Includes professional and college football, basketball, baseball, hockey, and horse racing. Professional Golf, NASCAR, Indy Car, Formula 1 and Motor Bike racing are also available.
What kind of wagers do you have?
Parlays, round robins, teasers, super teasers, if-bets, straights, totals, buy points, props and futures.
What if there is a discrepancy with a wager?
Every transaction is digitally recorded. In the event of a discrepancy, digital playback of your conversation/transaction is available. The Operations Manager will decide if an adjustment is necessary. This decision is final.
How long does it take to reconcile a game once it is over, and when will the money appear the customer's account?
Games are reconciled upon conclusion, and accounts are updated typically 5 minutes after the game has ended.
When does the wager week end?
Sunday night upon conclusion of final contests. If over settle figure, your balance is due, in its entirety, the following week. Unpaid balances result in loss of play
Are my winnings reported to any government agency?
No.
Do I have to pay taxes on my winnings?
Taxes on winnings depends on jurisdiction of your residence. Details of players net proceeds or losses is not provided.
Across the Board: A method of wagering on a horse to win, place and show.
Action: A baseball wager where no pitcher is specified. Also refers to the number of wagers being placed on a certain event.
ATS (Against the Spread): A method of referring to the result of an event that takes the point spread into account. Also, the act of taking points rather than wagering with the spread, or "laying" points.
Bad Beat: A wager that loses unexpectedly. Football General Rules.
Beard: A friend or acquaintance used to place wagers, to conceal the true identity of the real wagerer. Book: An establishment that accepts wagers on the outcome of sporting events.
Buck: $100 (as in a "buck" wager).
Buy Points: An additional price to receive half a point or more in his/her favor on a point spread game. Canadian Line: A combination point spread and moneyline in hockey.
Chalk: The favored team, athlete or horse.
Chalk Player: Someone who usually only plays the favored teams, rarely wagering on the underdogs. Also known as a "chalkeater."
Circled Game: A game where the limits are lowered, or wagering options are restricted, usually due to injuries.
Cover: To beat the point spread by the required number of points. When you win, you have "covered the spread."
Dead Heat: When two or more horses finish in a tie.
Dime: $1,000.
Dime Line: A line where the juice is 10 percent.
Dog: Short for "underdog."
Dog Player: A wagerer who mostly plays the underdog.
Dollar: $100.
Double Action: An "if-bet" that is processed when the precedent wager wins, ties or cancels.
Double Bet: A wager for twice the size of one's usual wager; also known as "double pop" or "doubling up."
Edge: A person's advantage when it comes to sports wagering.
Even Money: A wager on which neither side lays any odds or vigorish.
Exotic: Any wager other than a straight bet or parlay, also called a prop or proposition.
Exposure: The maximum amount of money a sportsbook stands to lose on a game.
Favorite: The team expected to win an event. The quoted odds reflect the extent to which the choice is favored.
Fifty Cents: $50.
Figure: The amount owed to or by, the office.
Final Four: The remaining four teams in the NCAA basketball tournament.
First Half Bet: A wager placed only on the first half of the game.
Futures: Wagers placed on an event or outcome taking place sometime in the future (e.g. wagering during the season on the Super Bowl winner.)
Getting Down: Making a wager.
Grand Salami: The grand total of goals scored in all the hockey games of the day. It can be wagered to go over/under.
Half-A-Dollar: $50
Half Time Bet: A wager placed only on the second half of the game.
Handicapper: One who studies and rates sporting events.
Handicapping: The attempt to predict the outcome of sporting events. Usually involves research.
Handle: The total amount of money wagered on an event or group of events.
Hedging: Placing wagers on the opposite side in order to cut losses or guarantee a minimum amount of winnings.
Hook: A half-point.
Hot Game: A game that is drawing a lot of "action" on one side from knowledgeable handicappers.
Juice: Commission earned by the office.
Laying the Points: Wagering on the favorite by giving up points.
Laying the Price: Wagering on the favorite by laying money odds.
Layoff: Money wagered by an office, with another office, to reduce liability.
Limit: The maximum amount an office will allows to be wagered before changing the odds and/or the points.
Lines: Another word for odds.
Linemaker: The person who establishes the original and subsequent wagering lines. Also known as "oddsmaker."
Listed Pitchers: A baseball wager which will be placed only if both pitchers scheduled to start a game actually start. If they don't, the wager is can- celled.
Lock: An easy winner.
Longshot: A team, athlete or horse perceived to be unlikely to win.
Middle: To win both sides of the same contest. Wagering on the underdog at one point spread, and the favorite at a different point spread, to win both sides.
Moneyline: A wager where no point spread is involved.
Move the Line: A player pays an additional price to receive half a point or more in his/her favor on a point spread game.
Nickel: $500.
Nickel Line: A sports wagering line where the juice is five percent.
No Action: A wager in which no money is lost or won.
Off the Board: A game that offers no "action."
Outlaw Line: The earliest line in wagering. A limited overnight line.
Over/Under: A wager on whether the combined total of the points/goals scored by two teams exceeds, or be less than, a specified number.
Parlay: A wager on two or more teams, or outcomes, where the original stake and winnings are reinvested on the next wager. All selections must be correct for the parlay to win. In the event of a "push" or a game cancellation, the parlay reverts to the next lower number (e.g. a 4-team parlay be- comes a 3-team parlay).
Pick 'em: A game where neither team is favored.
Point Spread: The handicap that the favorite gives to the underdog for wagering purposes.
Press: To wager a larger amount than usual.
Prop (Proposition): A special wager offered on unique and various topics.
Price: The odds or point spread.
Puckline: Odds of a goal spread in hockey instead of using a Canadian Line, where both a goal spread and moneyline are played. Puppy: The underdog.
Push: When a contest ends with no winner or loser for wagering purposes.
Round Robin: A series of 3 or more teams in 2-team parlays.
Run Down: All the lines for a specific date, sport, time, etc.
Runline: In baseball, a spread used instead of the moneyline.
Sharp: A sophisticated or professional wagerer.
Sides: The two teams or athletes playing: the underdog and the favorite.
Single Action: An "if-bet" that's processed only if the first wager wins.
Spread: An abbreviated form of "point spread."
Square: A novice when it comes to sports wagering.
Steam: When a line starts to move rapidly.
Store: A sports wagering establishment.
Straight Bet: A wager on just one team, athlete or horse.
Taking the Points: Wagering the underdog.
Taking the Price: Wagering the underdog and accepting money odds.
Teaser: A wager on 2 or more teams where the line is adjusted. Like a parlay, all selections must be correct for the teaser to win. Ticket: A sports wager.
Tie: A wager in which no money is lost or won because the teams' scores were equal to the number of points in the given line. Total: The combined amount of runs, points, or goals scored by both teams during a game, including overtime (see over/under). Totals: A proposition in which the wagerer speculates that the total score in a game will be more or less than the line posted. Tout: Someone who sells his/her expertise on sports wagering.
Under: A wager in which total points scored by 2 teams will be under a certain figure.
Underdog: The team perceived to be most likely to lose. Also known as the "dog" for short.
Value: Getting the best odds on a wagering proposition; the highest possible edge.
Vigorish: Commission on a losing wager; also known as "juice" or "vig" for short.
Wiseguy: A well-informed or knowledgeable handicapper or wagerer.
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54 holes of Play |
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Overtime and/or penalty shots are not included 55 minutes of play |
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55 minutes of play |
Other sports: All other contests that involve a scheduled length of playtime, or time-limit must play to their conclusion, or have 5 minutes or less of scheduled playing time remaining, when the contest concludes, to be considered official for wagering purposes. |
Number of Teams | Payoffs |
2 5 to win | 13 |
3 1 to win | 6 |
4 1 to win | 10 |
5 1 to win | 20 |
6 1 to win | 40 |
Dallas Cowboys -5 $110 to win $100
Carolina Panthers +4 $110 to win $100
Dallas Cowboys -5 $110 to win $100
Carolina Panthers +4 $110 to win $100
Example:
$50 Round Robin in combinations of 3 by 2's
New York Knicks +7 -110
Houston Rockets +8 -110
Cleveland/Denver Over 188 -110
1st Parlay | 2nd Parlay | 3rd Parlay |
Knicks +7 | Knicks +7 | Houston +8 |
Houston +8 | Cleveland / Denver Over 188 | Cleveland / Denver Over 188 |
Risk $50 / Win $130 | Risk $50 / Win $130 | Risk $50 / Win $130 |
A 3 team Round Robin for $50 has 3 possible 2 team Parlay combinations, so the maximum risk would be $150; each parlay would win $130, so the maximum win would be $390.
Number of Teams | Payoffs |
2 | 5 to win 13 |
3 | 1 to win 6 |
4 | 1 to win 10 |
5 | 1 to win 20 |
6 | 1 to win 40 |
Football | 6 points | 6.5 points | 7 points |
2 teams | 11 to win 10 | 6 to win 5 | 13 to win 10 |
3 teams | 5 to win 9 | 5 to win 8 | 2 to win 3 |
4 teams | 1 to win 3 | 2 to win 5 | 1 to win 2 |
5 teams | 2 to win 9 | 1 to win 4 | 2 to win 7 |
6 teams | 1 to win 6 | 2 to win 11 | 1 to win 5 |
Any "push/tie" in a Sweetheart Teaser & Special Teasers is a LOSS. Any cancellation or postponed game in Sweetheart Teasers & Special Teasers is a NO Wager.
Football | 10 points | 3 Selections | 2 Totals Max * | 13 to win 10 |
Football | 13 points | 4 Selections | 2 Totals Max * | 14 to win 10 |
*Any tie Is a Loss
Points | Lay |
½ points | -120 |
1 point | -130 |
1½ points | -140 |
2 points | -150 |
Number of Teams | Payoffs |
2 | 5 to win 13 |
3 | 1 to win 6 |
4 | 1 to win 10 |
5 | 1 to win 20 |
6 | 1 to win 40 |
Basketball | 4 points | 4.5 points | 5 points |
2 teams | 11 to win 10 | 6 to win 5 | 13 to win 10 |
3 teams | 5 to win 9 | 5 to win 8 | 2 to win 3 |
4 teams | 1 to win 3 | 2 to win 5 | 1 to win 2 |
5 teams | 2 to win 9 | 1 to win 4 | 2 to win 7 |
6 teams | 1 to win 6 | 2 to win 11 | 1 to win 5 |
Basketball 8 points | 3 sides | no totals * | 13 to win 10 |
*Any tie Is a Loss
Points | Lay |
½ points | -120 |
1 point | -130 |
1½ points | -140 |
2 points | -150 |
Hits | 1 Point |
Runs | 2 Points |
Single | 1 Point |
Double | 2 Points |
Triple | 4 Points |
Homerun | 3 Points |
RBI | 1 Point |
Stolen Base | 1 Point |
Base On Balls | 1 Point |
Strikeouts | -2 Points |
Innings pitched | |
2 Points (Fractions count, ie 5.1 inn = 10.2 points) | |
Hits | -1 Point |
Runs | -1 Point |
Strikeouts | 1 Point |
Home run | -1 Point |
Base on Balls | -1 Point |
Saves | 1 Point |
Blown Saves | -1 Point |
Wins | 1 Point |
Loss | -1 Point |
Players with the most stats in these categories (in order) will decide the batter winner: 1. Player with the most INNINGS Pitched.
Then (if still tied): 2. The pitcher with the most STRIKE OUTS, Least HITS, Least BB, Least RUNS.
After the tie-breaker rule, if players are still tied: head-to-head bets will be refunded.
In the event of a tie where 3 or more competitors are offered in one betting option, the payout will be divided by the number of players tied.
Passing Completions Made | |
¼ Point (ie 1 Point for every 4 Completions) | |
Passing Yards | (50 yards for 1 point, Partial 50 yards count as decimal) |
Passing Touchdown | 6 Points |
Interceptions | 2 Points |
Rushing Attempts | ¼ Point (ie 1 Point for every 4 Attempts) |
Rushing Yards | (20 Yards for 1 point, Partial 20 yards count as decimal) |
Rushing Touchdowns | 6 Points |
Reception Yards(kick off returns, and punt return yards included) | 20 Yards for 1 point, Partial 20 yards count as decimal) |
Receptions Made | 1 Point |
Reception Touchdowns | 6 Points |
Return Touchdowns | 6 Points |
2-Point Conversions | 2 Points |
Fumbles Lost | 2 Points |
Field Goals 0-39 Yards | 3 Points |
Field Goals 40-49 Yards | 4 Points |
Field Goals 50 + Yards | 5 Points |
Point After Attempt Made | 1 Point |
Opponents Offensive Fumble and Interception Returned for Touchdown | 6 Points |
Fumble Recovery | 2 Points |
Sack | 1 Point |
Interception | 2 Points |
Safety | 6 Points |
Blocked Field Goal/Point After Attempt/Punt | 2 Points |
0 Points Allowed (Credit 10 Points) | +10 |
1-6 Points Allowed (Credit 7 Points) | +7 |
7-13 Points Allowed (Credit 4 Points) | +4 |
7-13 Points Allowed (Credit 4 Points) | +4 |
14-20 Points Allowed (Credit 1 Points) | +1 |
21-27 Points Allowed (Credit 0 Points) | +0 |
28-34 Points Allowed (Deduct 1 Point) | -1 |
35+ Points Allowed (Deduct 4 Points) | -4 |